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Where does “jua” come from?
jua (Swahili) comes from Proto-Bantu *ìjʊ́bà — sun.
jua
(Swahili): sun
Definitions
sun
Ancestry of “jua”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Bantu
*ìjʊ́bà
sun
Words derived from “jua”
jua kali
mjuzi
ujuzi
jua kali
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